The name comes from the array of hammers, wrenches, capped pipes and thick wrapped cables that are used as draft pulls in the two bars.

I grew up with a Dad who was a carpenter so there were many tools very familiar to me.

Foolishly, I tried to lift a 3-foot long Monkey Wrench sitting in a corner. Heavy ornament.

There are two tasting rooms (bars), one upstairs and the other on the first floor. I did not find the "brewing area" with its large vats on this visit.

The over-size wrench was in a corner downstairs. It still is.

Didn't get the name of the bartender pouring beers, standing behind an authentic wooden toolbox.

My Dad had several toolboxes in his workshop that looked like this one.

He also had a much larger one that he hefted onto his shoulder when he worked out on the piers at the former Charleston Navy Yard during the war.

My Dad's tool box included two sharp hand saws and several wood planes.

Also assorted chisels, ball peen and claw hammers and wrenches.

But I was here to taste some brews and I started with a flight (four 4-ounce samples) upstairs and then down stairs, to choose four samples from a longer list.

The one being discussed a lot that night was a beer called Chicken & Waffles.Yes, a beer flavored with chicken bouillon and a hint of maple syrup. I was leery and had just a 4-ounce sample. Others ordered a full pint. Hmmm.There were other beers I really liked. Check out the updated list of "Well Built Beers" on the link to Tradesman.Many are named after tools but I also tried a 4- oz taste of Orange You Glad and some other whimsical titles.The upstairs bar is very basic. A thin - but sturdy- solid steel sheet curves around the bar area.My Dad, the carpenter, would have noted there is not any "nosing" on the edge.That's the raised portion that keeps your cuffs away from spilled beer.(Click on the images and links for more details.) Another night on the job at the Tradesman.